Faculty Contact Information:
Dr. Martha Jallim-Hall
I may be reached by email at mhall57@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
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I am available to respond to your concerns. I will try to response within 24 hours. I am expected to travel to the United States this summer. During travel days, I will alert you in advance of the days I will not be able to access the course.
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Required Texts and Readings:
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American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Pederson, P.B., Draguns, J.G., Lonner, W.J., & Trimble, J.E. (2007). Counseling Across Cultures. (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Thomas, A.J., and Schwarzbaum, S. (2005). Culture and Identity: Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Supplementary Readings:
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All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are available from the UMUC Europe online library at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/library/
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Course Description:
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This course is designed to develop appropriate skills, competencies, and knowledge bases and to examine the beliefs of counselors working with people across cultures. The course focuses on researching, reading, and developing an understanding of cultures, customs, languages, traditions, religions, and spiritualities of people across cultures. Emphasis is given to the understanding of counseling individuals in a very diverse world. As this course replaces GUCO 533, students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: GUCO 633, GUCO 533 or EDCP 612.
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Course Goals:
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The goal of this course is to familarize students with various theories, counseling techniques, and a wide range of issues regarding fair, ethical and effective counseling in a world of cultural differences. A broad goal is to expand cultural awareness and knowledge in order to facilitate an appreciation of diversity in lifestyle and orientation, including culture, race, ethnicity, disability, age, language, gender, and sexual preference issues.
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Course Objectives:
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By the end of the course, students will be able to:
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Understand and discuss current theories of multi-cultural counseling.
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Discuss issues of diversity as they relate to counseling practice.
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Be familiar with current literature and research pertaining to the social patterns and counseling needs of various minority populations.
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Develop a more culturally sensitive perspective in the role of professional counselor.
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Describe the impact of the western "world-view" on American society.
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Understand and discuss personal cultural heritage and its impact on the development of counseling skills.
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Demonstrate an enhanced self-awareness of personal strengths, interests, and abilities.
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Demonstrate an enhanced awareness of the legal/ethical issues of multicultural counseling.
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Grading Information:
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Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F 69% and Below
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade "F" is used to designate academic failure. "FN" is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs.
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Course Requirements:
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Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Submit Syllabus review Form 5 points
Participate in classroom discussions 250 points
Write graduate level papers and Assignments 360 points
Complete Final Exam 100 points
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: I expect that you will meet all deadlines for reading assignments, weekly postings, and the completion of all assignments in a timely manner, as there is no time to catch up so you must stay current in the class. You cannot “make up” participation retrospectively. Please note that I expect that you will submit all work on time unless there are severe and unusual hardships beyond your control. I will do what I can to assist if this should happen, so please send me private email messages in advance of this affecting your timely participation.Submit your responses to the discussion questions. It is expected that you will post scholarly responses to postings from other learners each week.
Discussion Questions Format: There will be a total of (25) discussion questions. Please follow the instructions below to submit discussions. See course outline for further information on the specific dates for discussion release and responses. The interaction among learners is an essential component of on-line learning. To receive full credit, an approximate 100-150 word posting to each discussion question is required within the same week.
All weeks run from Monday to Monday so please complete all postings within the time. Also, it is expected that you will post scholarly responses to postings from other learners (at least one classmate) each week. “Good post” or “I agree” does not count. Please look at the syllabus for specific requirements and remember that these are minimum requirements for participation. Remember that in large measure you get out what you put into a learning experience.
Due to the length of the session I strongly encourage you to have your own discussion post in the class by Friday and not later than Saturday night so that there can be some meaningful interaction among learners, and you will then have lots of time to review and comment to the work of others.
When posting, please keep within the discussion thread. I suggest that you compose your posting in a word processing program so you can use grammar and spell check or use the checking feature in the classroom. For the discussions, it is preferred that you cut and paste rather than attaching files except for the assignments. When developing your posting, please cite the reference from the assigned readings for the unit. Postings should be based upon these readings in conjunction with your existing knowledge, other references that you think appropriate, and your experiences. Please cite all references used in developing your posting in APA format.
Again, it is not fair to your colleagues arrive to the class late, so please observe the due dates for postings.
Write graduate level papers and assignments: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of coursework from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. APA style is mandatory for all graduate counseling course work. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level work.Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In an onsite course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In an online class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s):The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used in this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Week 1. June 9: Introductions, Review of syllabus, Clarification of goals, objectives/requirements, orientation to subject
Readings: Book:Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 1, 2
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapter 1
Discussions (2) see Conferences
Assignments (1) see Assignment Folder
Due June 16
Week 2. June 16:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 3,4,22
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapter 12
Discussions (3) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due June 23
Week 3. June 23:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 5,6,7
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapters 3,5
Discussions (3) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due June 30
Week 4. June 30:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 8,9,19
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapter 6
Discussions (3) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due July 7
Week 5. July 7:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 10,11
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapters 2,11
Discussions (2) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due July 14
Week 6. July 14:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 12,13
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapters 13,14
Discussions (2) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due July 21
Week 7. July 21:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 14,15,16
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapter 4
Discussions (3) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due July 28
Week 8. July 28:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 17,18
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapters 7,8
Discussions (2) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
August 4
Week 9. August 4:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 20,21
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapters 9,10
Discussions (2) see Conferences
Assignments (2) see Assignment Folder
Due August 11
Week 10. August 11:
Readings: Book: Counseling Across Cultures- Chapters- 23,24
Readings: Book: Culture and Identity- Chapter 15
Discussions (3) see Conferences
Assignments (1) see Assignment Folder
Final Exam - see Assignment Folder
Course evaluations
Due August 17
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Academic Policies:
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Note: Any written assignment in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn.Com. This statement constitutes prior notice.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Course Withdrawal: The last day to withdraw from a DE course is Friday before the last full week of the course. The last day to withdraw from an on-site course is the last business day before the last class meeting.
Students with disabilities should contct:
Director of Student Services
UMUC-Europe, UNIT 29216
APO AE 09102
Or: Im Bosseldorn 30, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: +49-6221-378-299
Email: edstudent_svc@ed.umuc.edu
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. Martha Jallim-Hall earned the Doctor of Education and the Education Specialist degree in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University; the Masters degree in Counseling/College Student Development and the Bachelor of Arts in Speech Pathology/Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Hampton University. She is a counselor educator and has taught for seven years at Hampton University and is currently an adjunct for the University of Maryland University College-Europe. Prior to teaching she held various administrative positions to include Assistant to the Provost, Director of International Education, Director of Academic Support Services, and Director of Student Activities/Student Center.
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